Front Seat Heater/cooler Problems of Chevrolet Silverado

Drivers seat heater comes on all the time by it self and on high. You can switch it off and it keeps coming back on. Very distracting at high speeds turning it off all the time. It gets very hot and out of control. Maybe could catch fire?? I have it disconnected now but doing that none of the seat controls work. To work seat you must plug it back in to operate the seats. Checked online and many seat heat switches come on by it self on many GMC cars and trucks.

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After reading an article about a parapalegic woman who got severely burned by her friends suburban's heated seats, I find it essential to report that I've always found that my drivers heated seat sometimes get extremely hot. Fortunately, I have been able to turn them off before any injuries. The woman reported not knowing how her heated seat got turned on. If her friends vehicle is like mine, an many others who have complained on multiple open forum websites, the heated seats in many of Chevrolet's trucks and suvs are known to turn on on their own. I have had to unplug my seats due to the heater turning on erratically and cycling through the 3 heat levels on their own. It has been reported on multiple websites that people have complained to gm about this issue and people whose vehicle were not covered under warranty have been forced to purchase a very expensive door switch assembly. Although not a safety issue to me, I can see how this erratic behavior of the heated seats and the potential for extremely high temperatures could be a danger to somebody without all the sensations in their lower half. I hope that this report will help with any statistical analysis of heated seat problems the NHTSA accomplishes. And I hope the issue is resolved by gm.

2004 Chevrolet Silverado seat caught fire due to the seat heat switch malfunctioning. The consumer stated the seat heat switch was sticking, which caused a short.

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Drivers seat heater element burned out. Repair showed significant charring of the element fabric and seat foam.

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The driver's seat overheated while driving. The driver sustained injuries to both legs. The driver went to the hospital the next day. Driver took vehicle to the dealer, and mechanic determined that the left seat needed to be replaced. The consumer stated that the tailgate cables failed twice.

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(1) na; (2) seat heater control switch location. Easy/often inadvertant activation when operating window or mirror controls. Activation is not noticed because the indicator lights do not face the driver. The first indication is when your butt starts to fry. Attempts to deactivate the heater is dangerous because the indicator lights do not face the driver so you have to divert your attention from the road to operate the heater. I have run off the road several times trying to turn off the heater while driving. Also, the seat heater gets too hot and presents a risk of burn injuiry or fire. (3) todate nothing.